1996-97 Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Hartford Whalers, 3 to 2, in overtime on February 8, 1997.

Final

HFD

Whalers

21-25-7

2

MTL

Canadiens

20-27-10

3

1

0

0

2

0

1

3

2

1

OT

0

1

Total

2

3

2nd period

HFD

MTL

Canadiens

Mark Recchi (PP) assisted by Saku Koivu and Brian Savage

0

1

3rd period

HFD

MTL

Whalers

Paul Ranheim (EV) assisted by Sami Kapanen and Jeff O'Neill

1

1

Whalers

Geoff Sanderson (PP) assisted by Andrew Cassels and Kevin Dineen

2

1

Canadiens

Stephane Richer (PP) assisted by Valeri Bure and Vincent Damphousse

2

2

OT

HFD

MTL

Canadiens

Brian Savage (EV) assisted by Vincent Damphousse and Mark Recchi

2

3

Whalers

Canadiens

Goals

2

3

Shots

24

36

Penalty Minutes

54

42

Power-Play Goals

1

2

Power-Play Opportunities

7

8

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
S. Burke
0
1
0
36
33
.917
3
2.95
0
61

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
K. Brown
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
A. Cassels
0
1
1
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
K. Chase
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
G. Diduck
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
K. Dineen
0
1
1
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
N. Emerson
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
G. Featherstone
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
S. Grimson
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
S. Kapanen
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C. Leschyshyn
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
J. O'Neill
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
K. Primeau
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
P. Ranheim
1
0
1
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
33.3
S. Rice
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
G. Sanderson
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
9
11.1

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
J. Theodore
1
0
0
24
22
.917
2
1.97
0
61

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
M. Baron
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
V. Bure
0
1
1
-1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
M. Bureau
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
J. Cullimore
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
V. Damphousse
0
2
2
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
S. Koivu
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
V. Malakhov
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
C. Murray
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
P. Popovic
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
M. Recchi
1
1
2
+1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
S. Richer
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
C. Rivet
0
0
0
-1
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
M. Rucinsky
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
B. Savage
1
1
2
+1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
5
20.0
T. Stevenson
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
S. Thornton
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
D. Tucker
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0

More Canadiens Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.91

21st

GA/GP

3.55

29th

PP%

22.4

12th

PK%

82.4

9th

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
21
11
2
44
13
Panthers Panthers
21
11
2
44
16
Bruins Bruins
18
13
4
40
-17
Senators Senators
18
13
2
38
9
Lightning Lightning
18
10
2
38
34
Canadiens Canadiens
14
16
3
31
-21
Red Wings Red Wings
13
16
4
30
-19
Sabres Sabres
11
19
4
26
-22
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
3/8
MTL MTL
@
CGY CGY
7:00 PM
Thu
3/6
MTL MTL
@
EDM EDM
9:00 PM
Mon
3/3
BUF BUF
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Sat
3/1
MTL MTL
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM
Thu
2/27
SJS SJS
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Last Game
MTL Canadiens

14 - 16 - undefined

5

Final

1

DET Red Wings

13 - 16 - undefined

Sat 21 Dec 2024

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

NHL 2024-25 Betting

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
24
10
1
49
41
Wild Wild
20
10
4
44
7
Avalanche Avalanche
20
15
0
40
-2
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
22
8
3
47
22
Kings Kings
19
9
5
43
18
Oilers Oilers
20
11
2
42
14
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
21
11
2
44
13
Panthers Panthers
21
11
2
44
16
Lightning Lightning
18
10
2
38
34
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
22
8
2
46
37
Devils Devils
22
11
3
47
28
Hurricanes Hurricanes
20
11
1
41
23

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
12/20
SEA SEA
@
VGK VGK
2-6
Fri
12/20
OTT OTT
@
VAN VAN
5-4
Fri
12/20
NYI NYI
@
TOR TOR
6-3
Fri
12/20
BUF BUF
@
BOS BOS
1-3
Fri
12/20
CBJ CBJ
@
PHI PHI
4-5

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
12/28
EDM EDM
@
LAK LAK
4:00 PM
Sat
12/28
SEA SEA
@
VAN VAN
4:00 PM
Sat
12/28
MTL MTL
@
FLA FLA
1:00 PM
Fri
12/27
VGK VGK
@
SJS SJS
10:30 PM
Fri
12/27
COL COL
@
UTA UTA
9:30 PM